Security Council 1267 Sanctions Committee Approves Deletion

of Eight Entries from Al-Qaida Sanctions List

On 22 June 2011, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) approved the deletion (de-listing) of the eight entries specified below from the Al-Qaida Sanctions List. The assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 1989 (2011) therefore no longer apply to the following individuals and entities:

The names of individuals and entities removed from the Al-Qaida Sanctions List pursuant to a decision by the Committee may be found in the “Press Releases” section on the Committee’s website. Other information about de-listing may be found on the Committee’s website at: http://www.un.org/sc/committees/1267/delisting.shtml.

The Committee’s Al-Qaida Sanctions List is updated regularly on the basis of relevant information provided by Member States and international and regional organizations. This is the fourteenth update of the List in 2011. An updated List is accessible on the Committee’s website at the following URL: http://www.un.org/sc/committees/1267/consolist.shtml.